Haha, well, it’s not really well maintained, just not actively used yet :) I’m really hoping that I will get this setup soon, with adequate storage and will find a final place for the machines. Power is still a bit of an issue though.

I do not really speak Spanish but I think I got most of it. I agree that it’s important to keep everything clean when working inside the house. Dust especially is a concern, as I don’t want any of it to leave that room. When I can afford it, I plan to add an air filter to catch what the dust collector cannot. I hope that some day I can move into a house that will have a detached garage or workshop, but I actually wasn’t planning to get back into woodworking when I bought this old townhouse.

Chuck, this is an absolutely gorgeous shop space that you have to work in. It is the first that I have seen with tiled flooring and a stone fireplace. And having windows, especially as large as your are, admits a lot of natural light that I find preferable to work under.

You have a nice set of tools as well and it appears as if you have plenty of room to move around in there.

I definately would enjoy working in your shop.

Thanks for the pictures. I enjoyed touring your shop.

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I hope to post more photos soon where it looks a bit more like a workshop. I don’t have yet all the hand tools that long-timers have accumulated but already need proper tool storage as the only storage that’s available are the drawers under the bench, which are full now, and the top of the bench…

The windows are large, but unfortunately the house doesn’t get much light on the ground floor. It’s on a very narrow street (think medieval), just a bit wider than a car of a small truck (don’t even want to think I might move the machines out of here some day, as the street is also very steeped) , with other tall houses on the other side. The bottom doesn’t get any direct sunlight at all, and the other window looks out into a small 150sqft courtyard, so it’s the same there. I also keep the shutters closed on the street side otherwise it’s a direct view into my workshop for whoever passes by…That said, I need to get those shutters redone and when that’s the case, I’ll probably be able to open them during the day if they are more practical. They’re huge too.

I do think it will end up being nice and as it gets organized I feel like doing things in there more and more. I wish the winter would end soon though…I’m wondering if a wood-burning stove would be appropriate for a workshop or if it’s dangerous for it gets very hot. Of course there’s the matter of being able to store wood…

O.K. It’s decided! I’m going to have a fireplace in my next workshop, or at least a brick wall. Nice man cave! and don’t be afraid of a wood stove. We use one as our primary heat source in the house. You can easily control the amount of heat a good quality stove puts out. I build a wood rake out of 2×4’s and then stained and polyed it for wood storage. The real task is hauling in the wood every other day in sub zero temps, and I ended up buying a child’s snow sled for that task.